Herschel 136
NGC 3034 M82

Object Type Galaxy Sb
Constellation Ursa Major
Magnitude 8.6
Size 11.2' x 4.3'


Combination of 5, 3 minute images unfiltered.
SBIG STL-1001E CCD. 20" f/6.8 Dall-Kirkham cassegrain telescope at prime focus.

Number 136 is another Messier object that has been included in the Herschel 400 list.

Visual Observation Notes.

Large and bright. Quite thin and elongated, wider towards the centre. Some dark mottling visible along its length.
18" f/5 newtonian. 16mm nagler eyepiece. 143x.
Sky View observatory. Zenith limiting magnitude 6.7.